Last Friday I drove seven hours north to the awesome town of Charlevoix Michigan to board a ferry boat for a two hour cruise to the mythical Beaver Island. I’d been looking forward to this for months. I’d seen what others had landed up there and was ready for some carp on a fly. We…

Yesterday I got out with my friends John, Don, and Gary for a nice float on the Tippecanoe river. The weather was great, the wind made rowing suck at times, but the fish for the most part cooperated. The bite wasn’t crazy, it was downright slow at some points. The Tippe’ is super low right…

To round out my little fishing vacation I spent some time on the Wildcat Creek with my buddy Don on Friday morning. The smallies were in love with the clousers and poppers we were throwing at them. Saturday morning the fly fishing club I belong to had it’s annual casting clinic. It’s always good to…

Last month I got an email from Kevin Morlock. He was having a computer problem so I called him to try and help him through it. In the process of trying to get him fixed up we were talking about fishing and he invited me to come up and go fish with him. Deal. I…

Got off work Friday and went straight to a lake near the office to meet a friend. Private water. The road into is flanked by huge concrete dividers. On these dividers are the words “No Trespassing” spray painted in bright red letters. Big red letters means no bullshit, stay out. Don’t ask, just stay out.…

**UPDATE** New review up http://www.pilecast.net/2012/09/costa-double-haul-580g-sunglasses-review/ Spring is here in the Midwest and for people who fly fish that means it is time to hit the water and forget the winter. As the waters warm I start targeting smallmouth bass in the rivers and streams of central Indiana. I spend my free time wading, canoeing, and…

Sometimes you need to get away from life. Work, bills, kids, dogs, cats, and mother in laws. This weekend my wife and I did just that. We rented a cabin in the Brown County hills that had three ponds on the property. When we pulled up to the cabin, it was almost dark; the woods…

Once about a decade ago my wife called me from work and told me she’d been sleeping with my younger brother. I freaked out. Then realized as she’s laughing her ass off it was April 1st and I was a gullible idiot. That’s how you know you’ve got someone you need to hold on to…

Went fishing today with Don, Gary, and Wes. Made a little video when I got home. Man I am looking forward to the summer. Warm weather, bass, and more bass. Time to kick back with the wife, eat some ice cream, drink some Arrogant Bastard ale, and a little Crystal Head vodka. Damn it feels…

It’s March 18th. I fished out of my kayak this weekend wearing clothing I’d wear in June. I caught a lot of bass, couple bluegill too. I even touched a carp that swam under my kayak and hung out there for a few minutes. I need more weekends like this.